Keys to Your Future

When gathering information about certain occupations, be sure to understand how you are paid. What is the difference between a salary and an hourly wage?

• An hourly wage usually has benefits and is flexible whereas a salary does not.

• A salary is paid no matter how many hours you work whereas an hourly wage is paid only for the time on your job.

• An hourly wage is paid in installments, whereas a salary is paid once a year.

• A salary is paid based on the time spent working and an hourly wage is paid when the job is complete.

What best describes the relationship between short and long-term goals?

• Setting short-term goals now help reach long-term goals later.

• Setting long-term goals now will help reach short-term goals later.

• Short and long-term goals are the same thing just different sizes.

• Short term goals are accomplished when you can't do long term ones

A career is another name for a job.

• True

• False

What is an example of an interest leading to a career choice?

• An interest in animals leads to a career in marketing.

• An interest in music leads to a career in zoology.

• An interest in helping others leads to a career in medicine.

• An interest in science leads to a career in hospitality.

How can short-term goals best lead towards accomplishing long term career goals?

• Following a list of specific steps to accomplish will guarantee a spot in the desired career

• By choosing one short term goal, a person can accomplish a long term career goal.

• Learning skills, earning certifications, and gaining experience can prepare someone for a desired career.

• Short term goals are not needed to accomplish long term career goals.

Learning design software, applying to college and creating a website to showcase work are examples of_____________thatlead to a career as a graphic artist.

• long term goals

• soft skills

• keys to success

• short-term goals

Which best defines the relationship between short and long-term goals?

• Short term goals are easy and long term goals are hard

• Short term goals can be accomplished, long term goals can't.

• Short term goals are smaller steps that can help accomplish a long term goal.

• Short term goals are related to jobs and long term goals are related to industries

When gathering information about an industry, pay attention to whether itis a growth industry. What does this mean?

• An industry that requires you to grow a lot by learning new skills. Can be difficult to get into

• An industry that is going through growing pains which means that might not be very flexible.

• An industry that is growing so that it might be difficult to get a job in it.

• An industry that is growing and adding jobs, which means it may be easier to get work.

What best describes the difference between careers and industries?

• A career is related to what you do and an industry is related to how you do it.

• They are the same things.

• An industry is a field or a subject area whereas careers are the type of work that is done by an individual.

• Industries are specific jobs and careers are a pattern of jobs.

The job _____________ is the change in the number of people that are employed in a certain occupation over a selected period of time.